Pipeline Safety Stakeholder Communications

BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP

Case CPF 120135019

This report lists key information pertaining to a particular enforcement case(1). For cases initiated after January 1, 2007, electronic files of PHMSA's initial notice letter, the operator's initial response letter (if any), and PHMSA's Final Order (if an Order is issued) are provided. PHMSA only issues Final Orders in certain situations. For example, Final Orders are not issued for Warning Letters and most Notices of Amendment.

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Case Summary 

Operator	BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP
Case Number	120135019
Case Type	Proposed Civil Penalty Proposed Compliance Order Warning Item
Subject(s)	Annual Reports - Hazardous Liquid Pipelines Operations and Maintenance - Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
Region	Eastern
Date Opened	09/12/13
Status	CLOSED
Proposed Civil Penalty	$69,100
Assessed Civil Penalty	$69,100
Collected Civil Penalty	$69,100
Compliance Order	Yes
Final Order Date	09/08/14
Date Closed	01/02/15

The Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings provides a more detailed description of an operator's options in responding to enforcement cases. This document accompanies all NOPV and NOA letters. The document linked here is the current version. The corresponding document at the time the case was opened may differ from the current version.

The set of documents provided here may be incomplete.

Name	Size	Notes
120135019_Closure Ltr_01022015.pdf	2,076 KB	scanned version
120135019_Closure Ltr_01022015_text.pdf	12 KB	accessible version
120135019_Final Order_09082014.pdf	221 KB	scanned version
120135019_Final Order_09082014_text.pdf	17 KB	accessible version
120135019_NOPV_PCP_PCO_09122013.pdf	525 KB	scanned version
120135019_NOPV_PCP_PCO_09122013_text.pdf	93 KB	accessible version
120135019_Operator Response_10102013.pdf	57 KB	scanned version

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Also see

• Enforcement Home Page
• Additional Information on the PHMSA Enforcement Program
• Enforcement Information on a Specific Pipeline Operator
• National Pipeline Mapping System

Sources

1. PHMSA Safety Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART) for the Pipeline Safety Enforcement Tracking System as of October 3, 2016.

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